Resources for SmartClient session at Heroes Happen Here (VS2008) launch events
During the past few weeks I've been delivering the Smart Client session at the Heroes Happen Here launch events around the southeast. Here are several good articles and videos related to that session. Also if you find any that I missed, please feel free to suggest them via a comment.
Part 1 - WPF with Visual Studio 2008
- What's new in Visual Studio 2008 - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb386063.aspx
- Some specific information on the new WPF designer - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb514656.aspx
- Expression Blend 2.5 March Preview https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=32A3E916-E681-4955-BC9F-CFBA49273C7C&displaylang=en
- Working with WPF from Blend - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc296398.aspx (there are a lot of other Blend 2 pages here, just use the breadcrumbs at the top of that page to navigate)
Part 2 - Using Windows Vista APIs to light up your applications
- Windows Vista control enhancements - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163384.aspx
- Top 10 ways to light up your Windows Vista apps - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa904975.aspx
- The Vista Bridge sample library of managed wrappers for some new Windows Vista APIs - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms756482.aspx
- MSDN geekSpeak webcast recording of the Windows Vista bridge, with Kate Gregory - https://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=373839
Part 3 - Workflow Services with WF and WCF
- MSDN magazine article on Workflow Services - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc164251.aspx
- Channel 9 video on WF/WCF integration in .NET 3.5 https://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=335756
Part 4 - Occasionally connected applications (OCAs)
- Introduction to Occasionally Connected Applications using Sync Services for ADO.NET - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sync/bb887608.aspx
- Microsoft Sync Framework Developer Center - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sync/default.aspx
- Sync Framework code gallery (has some samples on conflict resolution and syncing other types of data) - https://blogs.msdn.com/sync/archive/2008/03/20/sync-samples-new-microsoft-sync-framework-code-gallery.aspx
- The Sync team's blog - https://blogs.msdn.com/sync/